Reviewed on 2026-06-20 by Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak.
Quick answer. To check today's mandi rate, open Agmarknet at agmarknet.gov.in, pick your state, market, crop and date, and read the minimum, maximum and modal price. On a phone, the eNAM app shows nearby mandi prices. Both are free and need no login.
This is a cheat-sheet. Skim the box that matches you, copy the three numbers you need, and go. No jargon, no sign-up.
All three are government services and free. Pick one and read on.
Every official mandi price comes as three figures for one crop, in one market, on one day:
Rates are per quintal (100 kg) unless the screen says otherwise. Always note the date and market, because a rate two days old or one mandi away can mislead you.
If today shows nothing, step the date back a day. Mandis report after trading closes, so the freshest data is often from the previous working day.
Run the same crop and date for two nearby markets one after the other. If the modal rate in a market 30 km away is meaningfully higher, the extra transport may still leave you ahead. Note both modal figures before you decide.
eNAM connects more than 1,470 mandis and over 240 commodities across India, though the exact count keeps growing; verify the current figure on enam.gov.in. If you want to actually sell online through eNAM, see our guide to selling on eNAM.
Figure: step-by-step flow. If a step stalls, use the grievance or RTI route shown.
An RTI is the cleanest way to get the official figure on record when a portal and an officer disagree. Keep your crop name, mandi name and date ready, because the answer is only as good as those three details.
A good modal rate is one input. Pair it with a fresh weather and crop advisory so you sell at the right moment, and keep your Farmer ID on Agristack ready so your records line up across schemes. If a sale needs working capital first, check your crop loan and interest subvention options before you commit.
The modal price is the most frequently quoted, prevailing wholesale rate for that crop in that market on that day. It sits between the minimum and maximum and is the figure most farmers use to judge a fair price, because one stray high or low lot will not distort it.
Yes, Agmarknet (agmarknet.gov.in) is a free government portal and you do not need to register or log in just to look up prices. The same applies to viewing prices on the eNAM app. Registration on eNAM is only needed if you want to trade or sell online.
Mandis report rates after the day's trading closes, so the latest data is often from the previous working day. If today is blank, set the date back by a day. Holidays and Sundays may also have no fresh entry for a given market.
Wholesale mandi rates are usually quoted per quintal, which is 100 kg, unless the screen states a different unit. Always read the unit on the report before you compare, so you do not confuse a per-quintal rate with a per-kg one.
For quick lookups, the eNAM app with its Find Nearby Mandi Price feature is the most direct, since it sorts mandis around you. Kisan Suvidha is handy if you also want weather and advisory in one place. Both draw on the same official Agmarknet data.
First ask the local APMC or mandi secretary, since the mandi records the rate. If that does not fix it, raise it with the State Agricultural Marketing Board or DMI, and if you still get no answer, file an RTI asking for the recorded arrivals and rates for your crop, market and date.
Yes. Agmarknet lets you pick multiple states and markets in its daily report, so you can compare the same crop across regions. The eNAM dashboard also gives a national view. Comparing markets helps you spot where your produce will fetch a better modal rate.